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lots

UK/lɒts//lɑts/

lots is the plural of lot.

lots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lot.

Meaning of lot

Noun

lot (plural lots)

  1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
    • win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot
    Synonyms:
    load, mass, pile
  2. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
    • a lot of stationery
    Synonyms:
    batch, collection, group, set
  3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
    • This is an important lot. Very sorry, but we can't go on with the selling until we know more where we are.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
  4. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
    • a sorry lot
    Synonyms:
    crowd, gang, group
  5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
    • a building lot in a city
    Synonyms:
    allotment, parcel, plot
  6. That which happens without human design or forethought.
    • But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book), Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 1

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Noun

lots

  1. (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
    • Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
    • Don't worry, my family has lots of money.

Adverb

lots (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) A great deal; very much.
    • I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.
    • I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.

Words formed from lots

Phrases with lots

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Words that rhyme with lots

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Questions about lots

What does lots mean?
Lots means a lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
What is lots the plural of?
Lots is the plural of lot.
What part of speech is lots?
Lots can be a noun or an adverb.
How do you pronounce lots?
Lots is pronounced /lɑts/ (US).

Words near lots in the dictionary

  1. lotrafiban
  2. lotrifen
  3. Lotrioara
  4. lotrite
  5. Lotru
  6. lots
  7. lots of love
  8. lotsa
  9. lotsful
  10. Lotspeich
  11. Lotspeichs

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